Printing-press attachment.



No. 815,071. PATENTBD MAR. 13,1906.

0. M. DANA & E. KIBBEN.

PRINTING PRESS ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1904.

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CLARENCE M. DANA AND ED A DKiBBEN, E GRAND RAlIDS,

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To all whom it may concern-.

Be it known that we, CLARENCE M. DANA and EDWARD KIBBEN, citizens of theUnited 3 States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent andState of Michigan, have invented new 'and useful Improvements inPrinting-Press Attachments, of which the following is a specification. ji

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in printing-pressattachments; and its object is to rovide a simple, compact, andinexpensive evice by means of which the electricity in the sheetsofpaper passing through the press can be dissipated.

It is well known in the art of printing that .'paper when subjected tocertain atmospheric is generated, according to the conditions contains acertain amount of electricity and that during the progress of the paperthrough the press an additional amount speed of 'the causes the printedpress. This electricity sheets to adhere to the delivering mechanismextending and often prevents them from being properly delivered. It alsocauses the sheets to adhere to each other after they have been stackedupon the delivery-table.

The object of our invention is to remove the electricity containedwithin the sheets which can be'adjusted to deflect the flames in anydirection.

The invention also consists in the'further novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form ofour invention, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of amoving delivery-carria e of the press and showing our improve burnerconnected thereto. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2, Fig. 1;

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 20,1904.Serial No. 194,656.

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f and Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through the burner and showintheshield in elevation.

Referring to the ures by numerals of reference, 1 1 are the w eels ofthe movable delivery-carriage 2, and the sides of this carriage areconnected byshafts 3 and 4, having dehvery fingers 5 ing therefrom,Secured to-theshaft 3 are clamps 7, in which said shaft is adapted torotate, and these clamps serve to support a burner 8, which 'isarrangedparallel with the shaft3 and in'front thereof and has an'arm- 9at one end, which bears on-the two shafts 3 and4 and is closedat itsfree end by a cap 10.

and 6, respectively, extendh other end of the burner has an inlet-arm1.1, which is adapted to be connected with a suitable fuel-supply bymeans of flexibletubing 12. The burner 8 has a series of aper-' tures 13formedtherein adjacent its upper face, and extendin over these aperturesisa curved shield 14, w 'oh is secured to the rear portion of the burnerby means of screws 15 or in any pther suitable manner.

j Gas is supplied to the burner through the tube 12 and arm 11 and isignited at the apertures 13. As the carriage travels backward andforward u on the pressthe flames are directed upwar upon the undersurface of the shield llitlld forward upon the paper as it is deliveredfrom the press, and as the flame comes in direct contact with the paperit will dispel the electricity contained therein. The burner travelsunder -the paper, and in view of the speed at which said paper moves andit will be understood that theflames will not tacted by them. It will ofcourse be understood 'that' the carriage should at no time be stoppedwith the burner in position undersa the rapidity .of the movement of thecarriage have sufficient time to ignite the paper conthe preferre formofour. invention; but we.

'donot limit ourselves thereto, as we are aware that modifications maybe made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages thereof, and we therefore reserve the right to make suchchanges as fairly fall within the scope of our invention.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claimed as newis 1. Aprinting-press provided with a burner movably mounted thereon to projecta flame in direct running contact with the printed sheets of paper.

2. A printing-press provided with a reciprocating burner to project aflame indirect running contact with the printed sheets of 7 shaft, aburner inte the arms, one of sai riage of a press havin movably mountedt ing longitudinally of 3. In an attachment the combination with amovable deliverycarriage having a shaft connecting the sides thereof; ofarms secured to the shaft, one of said arms-having an inlet, a burnerparallel for printing-presses,

with the shaft and integral with the arms, and a deflecting-shield uponthe burner.

4. The combination with a delivery-carriage of a press havin a shaftconnecting the sides thereof; of tubu ar arms secured to the ral withand connecting arms having a fuel-inlet, and a deflecting-shield securedto andextendthe burner. 52* The combination with the delivery-cara shaftconnecting the sides thereof; of tubu a r arms secured to the shaft, anapertured tube connecting the arms and formin a burner, one of the'armshaving a fuel-inlet, and a deflecting-shield extending longitudinally ofthe burner, said burner and shield being adapted to contact with thepaper while the same is carried from the tapes to the delivery-board ofthe ress.

6. A-printing-press rovided wit aburner ereon and provided the burnerfree deflecting with a shield to project the flame therefrom in directcontact with the printed sheets of paper, whereby the flame moves inrunning contact with the sheets of paper.

7. A printing-press rovided with a burner movably mounted thereon andprovided with a j et-aperture arranged to project a flame upwardly andforwardly in the direction of movement of the printed sheets of paper,and

a shield having a deflecting-surface arranged over and projecting beyondthe aperture to intercept the flame and direct it against the surface ofsaid paper in advance of said aperture, whereby the proper direction ofthe flame in running contact with the pa "er is insured to prevent itsdestruction while dissipating the electricity. 8. Adevice fordissipating electricit from the printed sheets being elivered. rom aprinting-press, the same comprising a flameprojecting burner, means forintercepting and directing the flame to contact with the .printedsheets, and means for movably mounting upon a press to bring the flameinto traveling contact with the sheets of paper.

' 9. In an attachment for printing-presses, the combination with amovable delive carriage, of a burner extending transverse y of thecarriage and secured to and movable therewith, said burner havingorifices for the outflow ofgas therefrom-and adapted to project jets offlame in-an upward and forward direction, and an imperforateshieldhaving a ede projecting over and eyond the orifices o the burner.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses. CLARENCE M. DANA.

EDWARD KIBBEN. Witnesses:

MARTIN J. KIBBEN, JOHN MORAN.

